Legal Opinion
Smith v. Jenkins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 6, 1989No. 88-207PublishedCited by 79 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
This suit for damages arose from the sale of partnership shares in a Maryland real estate venture. In prior appeals, we upheld the trial court’s personal jurisdiction in this matter, Smith v. Jenkins, 452 A.2d 333 (D.C.1982), and its order denying a motion to dismiss on grounds of forum non conveniens, Jenkins v. Smith, 499 A.2d 128 (D.C.1985) (en banc). Appellants, who prevailed in each of the previous actions, now appeal from the trial court’s order dismissing the action on grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel (claim preclusion and issue preclusion). We…
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